#pragma once
/*
	This file is part of Kraft der Mada.
	Copyright (c) 2009 Daniel Wickert

    Kraft der Mada is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    Kraft der Mada is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with Kraft der Mada. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/

#include "core/RefCounted.h"


namespace mada
{

	class Timer : public RefCounted
	{
	    __mada_declare_class(Timer);

	private:
	    struct timeval start_time;
	    struct timeval stop_time;
	public:
	    Timer();

	    void start();
	    void stop();
	    void reset();
	    bool isRunning() const;

	 /**
	  * \brief  getTime()
	  *
	  *         This function returns the count of microseconds since start of timer.
	  *
	  *	  * \return	            microseconds
	  *
	  */

	    Time getTime() const;

	/**
	  * \brief  getTicks()
	  *
	  *         This function returns the smallest countable unit.
	  *         In linux the smallest countable unit correlates with microseconds.
	  *
	  *	  * \return	            ticks
	  *
	  */


	    Ticks getTicks() const;

	private:
	    bool m_isRunning;
	};
}
